storage room d
ed a piece of fabric at Amalia. It landed on her face. It was a flimsy, b
to the master bedroom and serve the bos
tightly. A wave of intense humiliation washed over her, making her face bu
e standard compliance protocol for any woman sent into the master suite, a chemical guarantee to maintai
cold detachment. "It's a party favor. Don't
nd took the pink pill. She brought it to her mouth, pretending to place it on he
nd swallowed loudly, makin
Satisfied, he nodded once and turne
r palm. She grabbed a piece of tissue from a nearby shelf, wrap
hit her bare skin, making her shiver violently. She pulled the bag of sleeping pills from her jeans. Placing the wh
ng and falling rapidly. She pushed ope
de lamp. From the attached bathroom, the loud, steady sound of
lowing the sound of her footsteps. Her heart beat s
with ice and clear wate
r palm over the glass. She tipped her hand, lett
gan to dissolve, leaving a cl
She stirred the water frantically, the metal clinking softly again
sound of the s
r stirring rod slipped from her fingers, drop
tanding frozen next to the bed. Her lun
pen. A cloud of hot steam
ops of water clung to his broad shoulders and ran down the hard ridges of his stomach.
d stopped. His sharp, predatory eyes
him in the hallway. A dark, mocking
lt like a hammer striking Amalia's tightly wound nerves.
e reached out and picked up the gla
ngernails dug so hard into her p
s. He paused. His dark eyes flicked over the rim
her heart threatening to burst out of h
apple bobbed as he swallowed the entire
ed over Amalia. Her shoulders
Before Amalia could react, his large hand shot out and
f the ice water lingered on his br
dress," he ordered, his
sn't sleepy at all. Panic seized her throat. T
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